#SundaySupper Papa’s Potato Salad & Baked Beans #Tailgating

September 9, 2012September 9, 2012Posted in Food

I have so many fond memories of being at Padres games with my dad and tailgating with friends growing up. He used to have a VW van, a bright red one. We’d pile in, me and my bros and take, at the time, Pat’s Potato Salad and Baked Beans. Since then he’s been named Papa by Crazy Kid. I love this Potato Salad and Baked Beans so much I always ask my dad to bring them to BBQs. Both are so good with a burger and I love to mix them together; I can’t have one without the other. The sweet beans with the cold crisp and fresh potatoes is a perfect mix. I like to add mustard on top of the potato salad 🙂

Papa’s Potato Salad

White Rose Potatoes. About 8-10 for a group of 8-10 people. Boil potatoes until they are done, then test with a fork.
8-10 Potatoes – Sliced
5 Stalks of Celery – Diced
Small Red Onion – Chopped
6-8 Eggs – Diced
1/4 – 1/2 cup Mayo or until desired consistency
Mustard (optional)
1 Tablespoon Granulated Garlic
1 Tablespoon Sea Salt
1/2 Teaspoon White Pepper

Combine all of the above in a very large mixing bowl, gently fold the ingredients. If you are storing in the fridge for the night you may want to go easy on the Mayo and add a tiny bit more before the event.

Papa’s Baked Beans

Van Kamps pork and beans – for a large group use two of the tall cans, for a smaller group, and you will want leftovers, use one tall and one of the shorter #2 cans.
1 ½ to 2 lbs. of bacon diced
1 – ½ onions diced
Add salt, pepper, mustard (the yellow French’s), and molasses. You will need to do these by taste and color.

Cook the bacon until nearly done then add the onion and cook until the onions are translucent, then drain the fat. Poor the beans into a bowl and remove the piece of pork that will be in the beans. Add bacon and onion mixture. Pour the mixture into a bean terrine (if you have one) or into a casserole dish and bake for at least one hour at 350 degrees. If you like, cook longer until the surface gets the way you like it.

If you aren’t lucky enough to be tailgating, then you at least will be happy to be at home with your blender to make this awesome drink from Teresa Howes, the author of Skinnytinis.

Click here to check out the recipe.

If you ARE going to the game try out Teresa’s favorite Tailgating drink:

Light Beer
Cheap White Wine
Diet Sprite

Chill and mix, Teresa says it’s the best tailgating drink ever 🙂

Need more tailgate ideas? Check out this lineup:

The Lineup

Pre Game Warm-ups:

Sausage Balls by My Catholic Kitchen
Edamame Hummus by Girl in the Little Red Kitchen
Slow Cooker Rueben Dip by The Meltaways
Buffalo Wing Hummus by Hezzi-D’s Books and Cooks
Smokey Guacamole with Bacon by Family Spice
Pepperoni & Mozzarella Pull Apart by In the Kitchen with KP
Boneless Honey BBQ Chicken Wings by Juanita’s Cocina
Candied Pecans by From Fast Food to Fresh Food
Crispy Coconut Chicken Strips with Sweet Chili Sauce by Crispy Bits & Burnt Ends
Swabian Mini Meatballs (Schwaebische Mini Fleischkuechle) by Galactosemia in PDX
Joe Montana’s Touchdown Guacamole by Noshing with the Nolands
Cheddar Cheese Jalapeno Bites by Mama.Mommy.Mom.
Hot & Spicy Popcorn Chicken by My Trials in the Kitchen
Bacon Wrapped Chicken Bites by Family Foodie
Soft Pretzels with Spicy Beer Cheese Sauce by girlichef
Game Day Loaded Nachos by The Messy Baker
Buffalo Chicken Dip by Home Cooking Memories
Southwestern Spring Rolls by Supper for a Steal
Pepperoni Pizza Puffs by Comfy Cuisine
Roasted Garlic Bacon Dip with Easy Homemade Tortilla Chips by Daily Dish Recipes
Beer Battered Spiced Sweet Potato Lentil Fritters by Sue’s Nutrition Buzz
Indian Spiced Chicken Meatballs by Soni’s Food for Thought